Kansas Statutes

Chapter 28: Fees And Salaries

Article 6: Counties Over 300,000

Statutes:

• 28-601: Prescription of compensation and fees.
• 28-602:
• 28-603:
• 28-604:
• 28-605:
• 28-606:
• 28-607:
• 28-609:
• 28-610:
• 28-612:
• 28-613: County auditor; salary; deputies, clerks, stenographers; expenses.
• 28-614:
• 28-615: County engineer; salary and expenses; assistants and employees; payment of compensation from county road and bridge fund, when.
• 28-616:
• 28-617: Collection and payment of fees to county; monthly statement.
• 28-618: Semiannual audits by county auditors; office.
• 28-619: Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office.
• 28-620: Monthly payment of salaries.
• 28-621:
• 28-622: Increase in compensation of county employees in counties over 300,000, when; resolution.
• 28-623: Same; protest petition; election.

• 28-601: Prescription of compensation and fees. All officers and employees herein mentioned in all counties of this state having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) shall receive for their services the compensation herein allowed, and no other fees, mileage, salaries or things of value of any kind or nature whatsoever unless specifically allowed to them by law.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 6; Jan. 1, 1968.

• 28-602:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 2; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 2; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 7; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 3; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 7; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 4; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 11; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 21; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 28; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.

• 28-603:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 3; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 2; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 2; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 3; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 2; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 2; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 8; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 4; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 8; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 5; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 12; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 22; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 29; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.

• 28-604:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 4; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 3; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 3; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 3; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 4; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 213, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 10; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 4; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 11; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 9; L. 1965, ch. 163, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 217, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 105, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 105, § 3; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 13; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 175, § 72; Nov. 1.

• 28-605:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 5; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 4; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 4; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 4; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 5; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 4; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 3; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 4; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 5; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 3; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 10; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 5; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 9; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 6; L. 1972, ch. 152, § 1; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 14; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 23; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 30; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.

• 28-606:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 6; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 5; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 5; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 6, L. 1951, ch. 274, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 4; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 11; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 6; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 4; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 11; Repealed, L. 1965, ch. 262, § 14; Jan. 1, 1966.

• 28-607:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 7; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 6; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 212, § 23; July 1.

• 28-609:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 9; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 7; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 7; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 8; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 8; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 7; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 6; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 6; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 8; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 5; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 12; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 7; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 10; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 8; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 16; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 25; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 31; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.

• 28-610:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 10; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 8; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 8; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 9; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 9; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 8; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 7; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 12; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 9; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 6; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 13; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 310, § 66; July 1.

• 28-612:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 12; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 10; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 11; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 11; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 9; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 13; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 11; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 8; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 15; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 12; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 10; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 18; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 27; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 32; Repealed, L. 1977, ch. 146, § 1; July 1.

• 28-613: County auditor; salary; deputies, clerks, stenographers; expenses. The county auditor shall receive a salary in an amount prescribed by the district court of the judicial district in which such county is located; and for deputies, clerks or stenographers, to be appointed by the auditor, and other necessary and actual expenses of his office the board of county commissioners shall authorize the expenditure of such sums as the board of county commissioners shall determine to be necessary to properly expedite the business of such office.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 13; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 10; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 11; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 12; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 12; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 10; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 10; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 8; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 12; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 9; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 16; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 11; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 13; L. 1968, ch. 393, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 11; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 19; L. 1973, ch. 107, § 4; July 1.

• 28-614:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 14; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 11; L. 1945, ch. 207, § 2; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 13; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 13; L. 1951, ch. 274, § 11; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 11; L. 1955, ch. 222, § 9; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 13; L. 1961, ch. 214, § 10; L. 1963, ch. 238, § 17; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 9; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 14; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 12; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 20; L. 1973, ch. 175, § 28; L. 1974, ch. 361, § 33; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 122, § 1; July 1.

• 28-615: County engineer; salary and expenses; assistants and employees; payment of compensation from county road and bridge fund, when. The county engineer may be appointed by the board of county commissioners to perform the necessary civil engineering work of the county. He shall receive a salary to be fixed by the county commissioners. In addition, the board of county commissioners shall pay the county engineer's actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties upon the filing of itemized and verified vouchers signed by the county engineer and approved by the board of county commissioners. The said board shall allow the county engineer the necessary and required assistants, engineers, surveyors, superintendents, foremen, accountants, clerks and all other help needed for the performance of his duties. Allowances for such assistants or help herein referred to shall be for work actually performed per diem and such allowance shall be paid only to the person or persons employed upon sworn claims presented to the board of county commissioners.

        All compensation or salaries hereinbefore provided for and for the county's civil engineering work, the building and maintenance of roads and bridges, and the various duties performed under the county engineer's supervision, shall be paid from the county road and bridge fund in counties not under the county unit system, which funds are derived from the tax levies authorized by K.S.A. 79-1947. The engineer shall not receive and retain any fees, costs, mileage, commissions or compensation of any kind for any service which he is authorized to perform because of his office, except as herein elsewhere provided, but shall turn over such fees, costs, mileage, commissions or compensation to the county treasurer, and the same shall become a part of the general revenue fund of the county.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 15; L. 1943, ch. 165, § 12; L. 1945, ch. 206, § 12; L. 1947, ch. 254, § 14; L. 1949, ch. 268, § 14; L. 1953, ch. 212, § 12; L. 1957, ch. 246, § 14; L. 1961, ch. 216, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 262, § 13; L. 1967, ch. 214, § 15; L. 1969, ch. 205, § 13; L. 1972, ch. 153, § 21; L. 1973, ch. 176, § 1; July 1.

• 28-616:

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 16; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 254, § 17; April 9.

• 28-617: Collection and payment of fees to county; monthly statement. All of the officers and other persons herein mentioned shall collect all fees and benefits now authorized by law. All such fees and other income of or thing of value received, directly or indirectly by them or from their respective offices from any source whatsoever including all notary fees collected by any officer, deputy or clerk in any proceeding pending or to become pending, filed or to be filed in said office, not herein specifically authorized to be retained by them, shall be paid over on the next secular day, after collection to the county treasurer, accompanied by a sworn statement in such form as the board of county commissioners may prescribe, to the effect that all fees and other income collected are correctly set forth therein. All such fees and income shall be placed by said treasurer to the credit of the county general fund. They shall file with the county auditor a monthly statement of all fees collected.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 17; L. 1971, ch. 139, § 1; July 1.

• 28-618: Semiannual audits by county auditors; office. The county auditor shall audit the books and accounts of each county officer, semiannually, and shall report in writing to the board of county commissioners the condition of the accounts of each officer collecting or handling money. Said semiannual report shall show the total fees collected and paid into the treasury by each officer since his last report, the total fees then outstanding and unpaid, and all other information that the board of county commissioners may from time to time require. Said county auditor shall be provided with an office by the board of county commissioners and shall devote all his time to the performance of his duties as such auditor.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 18; April 11.

• 28-619: Penalties for violations; forfeiture of office. Any officer, deputy, assistant or clerk mentioned in this act or whose salary or compensation is herein provided for or authorized, who shall ask or receive any fee or reward in money or its equivalent, not authorized by this act or the laws of this state, or who shall fail to make out and file any report herein provided for, or who shall fail to pay to the county treasurer any fees or income collected by him in the time and manner prescribed by this act, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined upon him by this act, shall for each offense be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars or confined in the county jail for not to exceed one year or shall receive a sentence of both such fine and imprisonment. And such failure to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act shall be a forfeiture of office notwithstanding such offense may have occurred in a prior term, and upon the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action that such officer, deputy, assistant or clerk has forfeited such office, he shall stand suspended during any appeal therefrom.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 19; April 11.

• 28-620: Monthly payment of salaries. All salaries provided for in this act shall be paid out of the county treasury in equal monthly installments.

        History:   L. 1941, ch. 236, § 20; April 11.

• 28-621:

        History:   L. 1953, ch. 212, § 21; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 223, § 1; June 30.

• 28-622: Increase in compensation of county employees in counties over 300,000, when; resolution. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) is hereby authorized to provide by resolution between August 1 and September 1 of any year in which a general election falls for an increase of not to exceed five percent (5%) per annum in the compensation and salary of any employee of the county entitled thereto by reason of the employee job classification and merit rating system of such county. Such resolution may also provide for an increase in the amount of any aggregate allowance prescribed by statute for the payment of compensation and salaries of employees.

        Such additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments and may be paid even though such expenditure was not included in the county budget for the period in which such additional compensation is paid.

        History:   L. 1970, ch. 150, § 1; July 1.

• 28-623: Same; protest petition; election. Upon petition containing the signatures of the number of taxpayers required by K.S.A. 1969 Supp. 62-901 to summon a grand jury in such county, to be presented to the county clerk no later than October 1 following the final publication in the official county paper of the said resolution, the county commissioners shall cause to be placed on the ballot at the next general election a question to be worded in substantially the following manner:

        "Shall the budget of ______________ (here insert name of county) County be increased by ______________ (here insert exact sum) dollars effective on January 1, ______________ (here insert year) for the purpose of granting increases in the salaries of those employees of this county, entitled thereto by reason of the employee job classification and merit rating system, in an amount of ______________%, (here insert exact percentage) for the period commencing January 1, next, and for two (2) calendar years; provided that said increase shall not be granted to those county officials elected by popular vote.

  Yes________ No________ (Vote either 'yes' or 'no')."

  and a simple majority of those voting upon the question shall prevail.

        History:   L. 1970, ch. 150, § 2; July 1.